There was the hottest time of the year. It tires not only adults, but of course, and the little ones. How kids can express themselves, and how heat affects the health of nursing mothers? Investigated together
The task of nursing mothers in the heat as much as possible to support the baby, maintaining inner peace: to offer the breast, because the very process of sucking facilitates experiences grudnichka.
Just not in the sun!
In the hottest days of the summer some kids may be highly capricious - they are hard to endure the heat: they cry, want be kept on the handles at the same time they were hot on his hands, they are worried and do not know how to facilitate their state. Some babies are very discreet - the feeling that they just do that sometimes interrupting sleep on it to feed from his mother's breast.
Of course, first of all it is important to try as much as possible to ventilate the apartment, to be with the baby in such parts of it, where it will be the most cool. Try not to go for a walk in the afternoon sun.
Organize it either in the early morning until 8-9 in the morning or in the evening after 19:00. Cooled with the baby in the bathroom.
How to breastfeed your baby in the heat / istockphoto.com
Especially feeding in the heat
So, for the first six months of life babies in this weather, it is important to regularly put to the breast, so that the child was able to get enough fluid, well, the power, of course.
- The child is applied on demand, then when he feels the need for it.
- If the baby cries, he has a bad mood - it is an occasion to attach to the breast.
- If you think that your baby wants to drink - do not hesitate - let the chest!
- Often during heat in children decreased appetite, and they are beginning to more and more rarely applied to the chest. Your task is to monitor the frequency of suckling and for long periods (more than 3 hours and if we talk about the day and night over 5 hours) apply to your request.
How to breastfeed your baby in the heat / istockphoto.com
What if the baby is lethargic?
- Remove the extra baby clothes, it may even be entirely without it, only sheltered easy diaper.
- Try on these days not to use disposable nappies (diapers) - they are even more hot in this weather. Instead, the perfect c / b diaper, and underneath waterproof oilcloth - the "grandmother" is not set to soar and the surface of the bed remains dry.
- Try to rouse baby - wipe it with a towel soaked in warm water.
- Invite your child to sucking, squeezing a few drops of milk, soak them lips kids.
- It is also possible to decant a couple of teaspoons of milk little by little and gently pour the crumbs in her mouth.
- It is important that the baby's head when it was above the trunk.
- Use breast compression technique to suck in a short time, he could suck more milk. To do this, grasp the mammary gland whole hand (thumb opposite hand) closer to the chest and squeeze it, so keep some 1-3 minutes, then you can change the projection of the compression.
- Make sure that the baby swallowing, is a sign of effective suckling.
How to breastfeed your baby in the heat / istockphoto.com
How to understand that a child's dehydration?
First of all, the frequency of urination - if they are 2-4 times per day, urine is concentrated and distinctive smell - you can talk about dehydration.
Pay attention to your skin - dull skin, which is not immediately cracked down after pulling can be a sign of dehydration.
Prolonged sleep and sluggish behavior, coupled with the previous symptoms may be attributed to the dehydration.
See how the baby looks mucous (eyes and mouth), if it's dry, it's dehydration.
Often during dehydration fever.
Important! Toddler who exhibits these symptoms, it is necessary dopaivat expressed milk (use a syringe without a needle, a small cup), and as soon as possible consult a doctor!
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